The orbital period of Kepler 452b is very similar to that of Earth A haul of planets from Nasa’s Kepler telescope includes a world sharing many characteristics with Earth. Kepler-452b orbits at a very similar distance from its star, though its radius is 60% larger. Mission scientists said they believed it was the most Earth-like [...]

The boy had appeared in person at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier this year A teenager from Blackburn has admitted involvement in a terror plot targeting police at an Anzac Day remembrance parade in Australia. The 15-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of inciting terrorism by encouraging the murder of police officers during the event in [...]

The UK must stay in the European Union to continue to have influence on the world stage, US President Barack Obama has told the BBC. He said the UK’s EU membership “gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union”. Speaking to the BBC’s North America editor Jon Sopel, he said the [...]